On Wednesday 02/06/2004 47145 'Merddin Emrys' worked 5Z59 1142 Neville Hill-Bicester COD consisting of ex Virgin HST stock for secure storage. I had planned to photograph the train north of Oxford but it never arrived. Instead 47145 was declared a failure at Banbury and reversed into a siding opposite Banbury North Signal Box. The ensemble spent the rest of the week & weekend at Banbury allowing this photo to be obtained on Monday 07/06/2004.
47787 'Windsor Castle' runs alongside the Oxford Canal at Ansty whilst working 1D88 1725 London Euston-Holyhead on 07/06/2004.
47818 rounds the curve at Santon Downham on 21/08/2004 whilst dragging 1G20 1124 SO London Liverpool Street-Great Yarmouth. 90011 is out of view on the rear of the train. This service operates during the Ipswich Tunnel engineering blockade.
